▆■■■■■■■■■■■■▆《英美文学选读》试卷共2页(第1页)答案务必写在答题纸上,否则不得分,超出黑色边框区域的答案无效!▆福建师范大学网络与继续教育学院《英美文学选读》期末考试A卷姓名:张倩专业:英语学号:182201807653109学习中心:东北大学无锡研究院奥鹏学习中心[2017]成绩:Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.(20pointsforeach)1.“Tobe,ornottobe?”isutteredbywhom?Howtounderstandthisfamoussaying?答:Tobe,ornottobe.Thisisthequestion.ThissentenceisShakespeare'sfamoussaying.Themeaningofthesentenceiscomprehensiondifficultytous.Butwecanguess.Ithinkthesentence'smeaningisweshouldinsistoursconviction.Weshouldn'tgiveupconviction.Weshouldnotonlyhavethought.Westillwanthaveact.Eventhewouldisdarkwouldwestillcan'tgiveupconviction.Ifwetrytodo.Wewilldiscoverfinethingstillexistofthewould.2.WhatarethetopicsdiscussedinBacon'sessayOfstudies?答:Aperson'swordsanddeeds,andthewayhetreatsothersandthingswillreflecthisquality,aswellashisthoughtfulness.Asthesayinggoes,aperson'stemperamentcontainstheroadyouhavegonethroughbefore,thebooksyouhavereadandthepeopleyouhavelovedisalsoapplicablehere.Baconhaswrittenmanyessaysinhislife.WecanstudyandreadtheessayshehaswrittenTheideologicalnatureofbacon3.WhatarethewritingtechniquesusedinMarkTwain’sshortstory“TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty”?答:Theuseofsuspenseandsuddenturn:theauthorusesthetheoryofdefamiliarization,suspenseandsuddenturntodescribethelifeofgamblersengagedincockfightinganddogfighting.Thedescriptionperspectiveisunique,theconceptionisnovel,theaesthetictimeisprolonged,andtheaestheticeffectisenhanced.Thedefamiliarizationtheoryiscleverlyusedinthenovel,whichmakestheuglyappearanceofgamblersshowtheoriginalshape.Theauthorrevealspeople'sgamblingmentality,gambling'sinsidestory,gambling'sorganskillandgambling'sbadresultincisivelyandvividly.4.Whatarethesymbolicmeaningsofaclean,well-lightedplaceinEarnestHemingway'sshortstory“Aclean,well-lightedplace”?答:Hemingwaythroughthestoryoftheoldmanandtwowaiterstoclarifythatnothingnessisuniversal.Nothingnessistheexperienceofbeing.Humanbeingscanresistnothingnessonlybykeepingacleanandbrightplaceintheirhearts.5.WhatisthemajorthemediscussedinFaulkner’s“BarnBurning”?答:Thisisaveryexcellentshortstory.Itisabouta10-year-oldchild'spsychologicalstruggleandchoiceinthefaceofhisfather'shabitofusingviolencetoventhisdissatisfactionandsolveallthecontradictionsinlife.Onthebasisofreadingthetextcarefully,theauthoranalyzesitfromthreeaspects,andbelievesthatthisshortstory,whichseemstobefullofconflictandanger,actuallyembodiesFaulkner'shumanitarianfeelings.▆▆《英美文学选读》试卷共2页(第2页)答案务必写在答题纸上,否则不得分,超出黑色边框区域的答案无效!▆